Danielle Macdonald Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

EXCLUSIVE: Danielle Macdonald has been set as the lead in Cuttlefish, a new film from production company Pinky Promise. The film will feature first-time female director and writer, Jean Pesce.

Jamie Dornan, most recently seen facing comedic critical fire for his much-slated Irish accent in Wild Mountain Thyme, is heading down under. The Fifty Shades of Grey star isto lead The Tourist, the Australia-set mystery thriller from Two Brothers Pictures, the Emmy-winning production company behind Fleabag and The Missing.

Jamie Dornan (A Private War) has been tapped as the lead of The Tourist, the six-episode limited series from Fleabag production company Two Brothers Pictures.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJamie Dornan has been cast in the lead role of the upcoming limited series “The Tourist.” In addition, HBO Max has boarded the project and will co-produce along with Two Brothers Pictures as well as serve as the show’s streaming home in the U.S.Alongside Dornan, the six-episode series will star Danielle Macdonald, Shalom Brune-Franklin, and Hugo Weaving. Filming is set to begin soon in Australia.

Joanna Lumley and filmed in Scotland. The movie, due for release in 2021, follows Australian actress Danielle Macdonald who leaves her unfulfilling job and long-term boyfriend to chase her lifelong dream of becoming an opera singer in the Scottish Highlands.Absolutely Fabulous star Joanna Lumley plays renowned but terrifying singing teacher and former opera diva Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop who gives intense vocal training lessons.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorFresh off their Emmy wins, “Watchmen” co-stars Regina King and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II will present at The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s upcoming virtual Grants Banquet.The HFPA also announced on Thursday morning that Lin-Manuel Miranda, Aubrey Plaza, Billy Porter, Christian Slater, Danielle Macdonald, Ethan Hawke, Jason Sudeikis, Orlando Bloom, Rita Moreno, Riz Ahmed, Scott Eastwood and Zachary Quinto will also make appearances

Naman Ramachandran London-based sales agent WestEnd Films has sold multiple territories on romantic comedy “Falling For Figaro,” starring Joanna Lumley (“Absolutely Fabulous”) and Danielle Macdonald (“Patti Cake$”).The film has sold to Entertainment Film Distributors for the U.K., Twelve Oaks for Spain, Splendid for Benelux, Huanxi Media Group for China, United King for Israel, Investacommerce for the former Yugosvalian territories and Umbrella Entertainment for Australia and New Zealand.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: WestEnd Films has scored UK distribution and other key deals for TIFF Selects title Falling For Figaro, from director Ben Lewin (The Sessions) and starring Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous) and Danielle Macdonald (Patti Cake$).Entertainment Film Distributors has picked up the romantic comedy for the UK.

She is woman, hear her roar. Singer Helen Reddy became a ‘70s feminist icon with the unlikely hit song “I Am Woman.” Now, the true story of a fight to make her voice heard along with the movement that surrounded it is portrayed in the titular “I Am Woman.” The film seeks to introduce younger generations to Reddy while also inspiring those who remember the famous tune’s striking message.

Also Read: Dave Franco to Play Vanilla Ice in Biopic 'To the Extreme'“I Am Woman” specifically delves into Reddy’s friendship with legendary rock journalist Lillian Roxon (Danielle Macdonald) and her talent manager Jeff Wald (Evan Peters), who becomes not only her partner but also her husband and relocates her family to California.

Antonia Blyth Deputy Editor, AwardsLineBased on a Pulitzer Prize-winning article by ProPublica and the Marshall project, and an episode of the podcast This American life, limited series Unbelievable follows the true story of a group of sexual assault survivors and the two detectives (Merrit Wever and Toni Collette) who track down their attacker.

Celebs were keeping busy this week, from Katy Perry preparing to put on a special live concert on BeApp for a good cause, to Rose Byrne, Nicole Kidman, Danielle Macdonald and more welcoming guests to the virtual premiere of Babyteeth, to Scarlett Johansson looking stylish in The Hamptons.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Here’s the first image from Falling For Figaro, Ben Lewin’s (The Sessions) upcoming romantic comedy set in the world of opera starring Joanna Lumley and Danielle Macdonald.Deadline broke the news on the pic back in October.